Karkinos Healthcare is a digital oncology startup focused on creating a distributed cancer-care network and ‘cancer centers without walls.’ The company provides digitally-supported patient navigation and care pathways covering early detection, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and palliative care. Karkinos has established a Centre for Advanced Cancer Diagnostics in Kochi offering molecular tests and immunohistochemistry, and works with multiple healthcare institutions and oncology professionals via a technology platform. It began operations in Kerala and is expanding into Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal. Leadership frames the business as addressing access and affordability gaps in Indian cancer care by scaling community-focused early screening and personalized treatment interventions. The company has received outside investment from Endiya Partners (amount undisclosed). Karkinos Healthcare is a comprehensive digital oncology platform that builds a Distributed Cancer Care Network to enable early detection and cancer treatment closer to patients' homes. The platform uses geo-tagging of care partners to connect patients with diagnostic facilities and treatment centers nearer to their communities. Karkinos emphasizes early detection, awareness, and affordable, quality-focused treatment pathways; its model was recently mentioned in Lancet Oncology. The company currently offers full services in Kothamangalam, Chotanikkara, and Todhapouzha in Ernakulam District, Kerala, and partners with primary health centers, government hospitals, local panchayats, and tertiary hospitals across the nation. Financially, Karkinos closed a funding round in which the Tata Group committed Rs. 110 crores, with Rs. 35 crores disbursed immediately and the remainder expected in tranches. It is in advanced-stage talks to raise additional capital from leading business figures including Ratan Tata, Venu Srinivasan, Ronnie Screwvala, and Bhavish Aggarwal.

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2021